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Brazil's Lula resurrects for 2022 bout against Bolsonaro

-- 2021-03-10 10:39:25

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva first ran for president in 1989. Three decades later, the gravelly-voiced former union leader looks set for one more run at Brazil’s top job after a Supreme Cou...

Michelle Obama to be inducted into US National Women's Hall of Fame

-- 2021-03-09 15:49:53

Former US first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame along with eight other women including former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, soccer icon Mia Hamm and NASA m...

White House aware of Russia 'disinformation' related to Covid-19 vaccines

REUTERS 2021-03-09 10:08:57

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday that President Joe Biden’s administration was monitoring efforts tied to Russia’s intelligence services aimed at undermining the Moderna In...

US Supreme Court rejects case over 'qualified immunity' for police

Reuters 2021-03-08 21:09:53

The US Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a chance to review the scope of a legal defense called qualified immunity that increasingly has been used to shield police accused of excessive force, turnin...

Trump accountant faces pressure to turn on ex-US president in criminal probe

-- 2021-03-08 11:02:27

When lawyers asked Donald Trump more than a decade ago to identify who estimated values on some of his signature properties, he shrugged and pointed to his longtime accountant, Allen Weisselberg. &ld...

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate okays $1.9t virus relief bill

AP 2021-03-07 18:41:58

An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country o...

Donald Trump demands three Republican groups stop raising money off his name

-- 2021-03-07 10:03:38

Former President Donald Trump has clashed again with his Republican Party, demanding that three Republican groups stop using his name and likeness for fundraising, a Trump adviser said on Saturday. T...

Buenos Aires welcomes nightlife, new lockdowns in Brazil

REUTERS 2021-03-07 10:02:39

In Buenos Aires on Friday night the doors of the Colón Theater reopened for the first time in a year since being shut because of the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of how the capital of Argentina...

America's Biden to sign women's economic equity executive orders

REUTERS 2021-03-07 09:23:04

President Joe Biden will sign two executive orders on Monday related to women’s economic equity, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Psaki, speaking on Friday during the daily press bri...

17pc of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates

-- 2021-03-06 17:47:51

Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a...

US detained nearly 100,000 migrants at Mexico border in Feb

Reuters 2021-03-06 16:29:49

US border agents detained nearly 100,000 migrants at the US-Mexico border in February, according to two people familiar with preliminary figures, the highest monthly total since a major border surge i...

Brazil women suffer in silence amid rise in domestic terror

-- 2021-03-06 11:02:50

During the early months of Brazil’s COVID-19 pandemic, Rio de Janeiro police detective Fernanda Fernandes was certain that cases of domestic abuse were rising, but there was little she could do...

US Senate rejects minimum wage hike in Biden's $1.9tn Covid-19 aid bill

-- 2021-03-06 09:51:14

Democrats in the US Senate said Friday they had resolved their differences over unemployment aid in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, enabling them to move forward with the...

US Senate mulls $30b in funding to boost chipmaking sector

-- 2021-03-05 15:46:21

The US Senate is considering including in a new bill to boost competitiveness against China $30 billion in funding for previously-approved measures to supercharge the country’s chipmaking indust...

El Salvador president cheers big Congress election win

-- 2021-03-03 12:41:41

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, declared a major victory in legislative elections, citing a projection that his party and its allies had won the biggest congressional majority in the coun...

Top US utilities collaborate to build electric vehicle charging stations

-- 2021-03-03 11:31:30

Six major utilities unveiled a plan on Tuesday to add electric vehicle fast chargers to connect major highway systems across United States, as they look to cater to the burgeoning electric vehicle mar...

US imposes sanctions on Russia over attempt to kill Navalny

-- 2021-03-02 21:02:31

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities over Russia's attempt to kill opposition figure Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent, senior Biden administration offici...

One year into pandemic, sky begins to clear over US economy

Reuters 2021-03-01 22:21:58

A year and an ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has brought travel to a virtual halt, Jeff Hurst, the chief executive of vacation rental firm VRBO, sees a boom on the horizon. “Every house is g...

Trump hints at 2024 run

REUTERS 2021-03-01 11:46:19

Former President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday at a possible presidential run in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and repeated his fraudulent claims he won the 2020 election in his first major appea...

Biden's announcement on Saudi Arabia to come on Monday

REUTERS 2021-02-28 18:23:34

US President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a US intelligence report that found Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ha...

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9tn relief plan

-- 2021-02-28 11:09:41

US President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats face challenges to their ho...

US seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place, for now

-- 2021-02-28 10:59:44

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a US intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerg...

US needs at least 600,000 more migrant workers, says Mexico

-- 2021-02-28 10:39:42

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday that he would press for a deal to get legal guarantees for workers from Mexico and Central America when he speaks with his US counterpart...

White House asks ‘Trump who?’

REUTERS 2021-02-27 19:05:25

US President Joe Biden's White House has made it clear it plans to ignore Donald Trump's speech on Sunday to a conservative conference in Florida, where the former president is expected to go on the a...

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Reuters 2021-02-27 17:22:41

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hope...

US imposes visa ban on individuals who harm journalists, dissidents

-- 2021-02-27 15:54:33

The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at individuals who, acting on behalf of any foreign government, carry out activities against journalists and dissidents beyond their...

Biden admin mulling halt to 'offensive' arms sales for Saudis

REUTERS 2021-02-27 10:52:41

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering the cancellation of arms deals with Saudi Arabia that pose human rights concerns while limiting future military sales to “defensive&rdqu...

Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder: US intelligence

-- 2021-02-27 02:07:18

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US intelligence assessment...

US air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria kill at least one fighter

-- 2021-02-26 18:55:39

US air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed at least one fighter and wounded several others in what US officials said was a calibrated response to rocket attacks against Americ...

Biden speaks to Saudi king Salman ahead of expected Khashoggi report release

-- 2021-02-26 09:33:43

US President Joe Biden on Thursday told Saudi King Salman he would work for bilateral ties “as strong and transparent as possible,” the White House said, ahead of the expected release of a...